Quantum Information Science (QIS)

More $ to VT for QIS

U.S. Office of Naval Research has added $460,000 to the Virginia Tech coffers which have received nearly $4M in U.S. Government grants for quantum information sciences. The $460K is slated to develop controlling techniques for quantum systems through atoms, molecules, and circuits. VT is also engaged in other studies in quantum technologies to include computing, communication, and quantum simulation. Silicon-based spin qubits, superconducting circuits, and single-molecule magnets are more specific examples being researched at VT. 

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June 14, 2018

U.S. DOD Taking the Charge?

The U.S. DOD is providing funding to quantum through Army and Navy research laboratories as Qubit shows (see More $ to VT for QIS on this page). But is this government department taking charge? A reasonable synopsis and a quick read of U.S. Government quantum efforts.

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June 14, 2018

Packets of Energy; Subtractable, Indivisible

Teams at the University of Southern Denmark, Arhaus University, and the University of Maryland’s Joint Quantum Institute have demonstrated the ability to subtract a photon of light from a laser beam. A unique property of light is its non-interaction with other photons as they pass through one-another. This property benefits quantum communication with high-success rates of transmission over long distances with encoded data.

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May 14, 2018

Quantum Information Storage

Scientists at Rice University have built on their experience with binding photons and excitons as evidenced in a 2016 report on their accomplishments. This has translated into more recent research in which the weak and strong link between these two has been found to be tunable. In this report, details are presented which allude to the ability to create quantum-based data storage.

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May 4, 2018

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